“Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.” (2 Timothy 2:3-4). Hello, my friend… It amazes me how easily we can all get caught up in the “affairs” of this life! I am no less susceptible than you are. Like Paul, I cry out, “I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do.” (Romans

Advent 2025 – Week 2 Hope, Expectation “For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body…But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.” (Romans 8:22-25). Hello, my friend… It has been a couple of days since I posted and for

“Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:” (Genesis 18:4) Hello, my friend… Today’s scripture is taken from the account of God appearing to Abraham to renew His promise of his coming son, Isaac. Abraham (formerly Abram) had been given this promise some twenty-plus years previous but, as you might recall, Abram blew it by trying to help God out. Here we find Abram sitting in his tent out in the desert just

“And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.” (2 Samuel 9:7) Hello, my friend… Today I am feeling rather nostalgic. As we come into this time of the year, many of us remember those people who have been with us, who have walked beside us, who have loved us despite ourselves over the long haul. They have seen

“And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.” (Mark 4:39) Hello, my friend… Today’s scripture is taken from a very familiar passage of scripture. Jesus had told His disciples to cross over the sea to escape the crowds and, hopefully, get some rest. During their crossing there arose a great storm. His disciples, many of which were seasoned fisherman (and thus accustomed to the waters), bec

“My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction: For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.” (Proverbs 3:11-12) Hello, my friend. Today’s passage is both instructive and discomforting, at times. Solomon wrote here that we are to not despise the chastening of the LORD. It’s interesting – this concept of despising the chastening. First of all, despise doesn’t mean what we normally thin

“Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.” (Ecclesiastes 11:1) Solomon has very wise words to share with each of us today, and it is my honor to pass them on. We are, here in the Western world (United States, specifically), in the middle of a government shutdown, awaiting the passage of the new national budget. This is causing distress across the whole of our nation. Retirees, disabled, military, and government workers all are feeling th

“For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.” (Romans 8:18) Hello, my friend… Today I’d like to address this very familiar verse with you concerning the struggles we all are having right now. The world is going crazy, it seems. Everywhere we turn, there seems to be turmoil. Political tensions are only getting stronger, racial issues continue, prices on necessities are going thro

“And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it…And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots…And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he

1 Samuel 25:31 KJV [31] that this shall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood...

“And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were...

“And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather...

“Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?” (Exodus 15:11)...

“For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:” (Ephesians 5:8) Hello, my friend… ...

“And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore...

“If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit still here, we die also....

“He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.” (Psalm 107:20) Hello, my friend… Today I want...

“Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I...

“I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.”(Psalm 81:10) Hello,...

“Neither shall they say, Lo here! Or, lo there! For, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.” (Luke 17:21) Good morning, my...